Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 24 mg/kg/day · 4× per day44 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 44 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day in 4 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

44 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb24 mg/kg/day4× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 80 mg/kg/day · q12h22 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 22 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 80 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

22 kg80 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h97 kg0.1 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 97 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/250 mL0.1 units/kg/h97 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 64 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 60 units/kg for a patient who weighs 64 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

60 units/kg64 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h68 kg7.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 7.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 68 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL7.5 mcg/kg/min68 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h93 kg6 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 93 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 6 mcg/min. The bag contains 8 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

8 mg/250 mL6 mcg/min93 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 120 mg
  2. 2. D = 880 mg
  3. 3. R = 24.3 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 3.8 mL
  5. 5. R = 15.3 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 11.3 mL/h

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